300 THE SEAL. 



bodies of dead seals which were cast ashore by the tide ; 

 and when that has occurred, the seals that were seen 

 swimming in the water were weak and sickly. The 

 source of these casualties is not known ; and no obser- 

 vation appears to have been taken of the particular 

 state, either of the atmosphere or of the sea. 



But we must get ashore, and devote a few pages to 

 the phenomena and productions of another and a dif- 

 rent scene. 



